Knee protector



W. A. SNYDER KNEE PROTECTOR April 11, 1939.

Filed May 24, 1938 ATTO R N EYS Patented Apr. 11, 1939 UNITED STATESPATENT OFFICE 1 Claim.

This invention relates to knee protectors, and its general object is toprovide a knee protector that is primarily designed for use whileplaying or shooting marbles, in that it not only includes shields forattachment to the legs of the player, in a manner to prevent casualremoval or displacement thereof, and for amply protecting the knees, butalso includes conveniently arranged pockets for the marbles, with meansfor retaining the marbles therein against loss therefrom.

A further object is to provide a knee protector of the character setforth, that is simple in construction, inexpensive to manufacture, andextremely efiicient in use and service.

This invention also consists in certain other features of constructionand in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, to be here'inafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing andspecifically pointed out in the appended claim.

In describing the invention in detail, reference will be had to theaccompanying drawing wherein like characters denote like orcorresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view illustrating my protectors in use.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of one of the protectors, per se.

Figure 3 is a horizontal through a protector.

Referring to the drawing in detail, it will be noted that I haveillustrated a pair of protectors, one for each knee of the wearer, andeach protector is identical in construction, with the exception that oneis made for the right leg and the other for the left leg, so that thefastening means can be connected and disconnected on the sectional viewtaken I lateral outer sides of the legs, as will be apparent.

Each protector includes a body I, formed from any sheet materialsuitable for the purpose, such as leather, reinforced rubber or otherwaterproof material to provide a shield, and the body is of rectangularconfiguration of a length to extend a considerable distance above andbelow the knee of the wearer, as shown in Figure 1. The side edges ofthe body are notched as at 2 to facilitate bending of the knee and thenotches are disposed above the transverse center of the body, as bestshown in Figure 2.

Formed on the side edges of the' body below the hatches and extendinglongitudinally of the body from adjacent the notches but terminatingabove the lower edge of the body are relatively narrow, elongatedextensions 3 of substantially rectangular formation and which are foldedat their juncture with the body for disposal in face to face relationtherewith and stitched thereto about the inner and lower edges thereofas at 4 5 to provide pockets 5, for receiving marbles, as best shown inFigure 3. The upper ends of the extensions 3 are rounded and left freewith respect to the body to provide closure flaps 6 which are foldedoutwardly for normal disposal in open position, but are held in closedposition by snap fasteners 1 having their companion members fixed to thebody and flaps respectively, as best shown in Figure 2.

The protector is secured to the legs of the wearer by straps 8 havingone of their ends secured to the body adjacent one of the side edgesthereof and preferably on the inner surface, and tabs 9 securedaccordingly adjacent to the opposite side edge of the body, the strapsand tabs being connected together by snap fasteners ID. The straps andtabs may be formed from any material suitable for the purpose, such asleather, but the straps may be of elastic material or have elasticinserts therein, so that the straps will be adjustable for theprotectors to fit legs of various sizes.

It is thought from the foregoing description that the advantages andnovel features of the invention will be readily apparent.

It is to be understood that changes may be made in the construction andin the combination and arrangement of the several parts, provided thatsuch changes fall within the scope of the appended claim.

What I claim is:

A knee protector for marble players, comprising a body formed from sheetmaterial to provide a shield, said body being of elongated rectangularconfiguration and having notches in the side edges 40 thereof, elongatedextensions formed on and disposed longitudinally of the side edges ofthe body, said extensions being folded along their juncture with thebody for disposed in face to face relation therewith and being stitchedalong their lower edges and one of the longitudinal edges thereof to thebody to provide marble receiving pockets having open upper ends andclosure flaps therefor, said flaps being folded for disposal in normalopen position, means for securing the 50 flaps in closed position andmeans for securing the body to the leg of the wearer.

, WILBUR A. SNYDER.

